Candy forming and cutting machine.



S. VSSOT, E. NADBAU & A.`PAQUIN.

CANDY FORMING AND CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED TBB. 4, 1910. 4 986,878, Patented Mar. 14, 1911.

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STATES PATENT OFFTCE.

SAMUEL VESSOT, EDOUARD NADEAU, AND ALPHONSE PAQUIN, 0F JOLIETTE, QUEBEC,CANADA; SAID PAQUIN ASSIGNOR TO SAID VESSOT.

CANDY FORMING AND CUTTING MACHINE.

` Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Mal'. 14, 1911.

Application led February 4, 1910. Serial No. 542,008.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SAMUEL Vnsso'r, EDOUARD NADEAU, and ALPHONSEPAQUIN, subjects et' the King of Great Britain, residing in the town ofJoliette, in the Province oi Quebec, in the Dominion of Canada, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Candy Forming andCutting Machines, of which the following is a specitieation.

The invention relates to improvements in candy forming and cuttingmachines, as described in the present speeication and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings that form part ot' the same.

The invention consists essentially ot' the novel arrangement andconstruction ot' parts, whereby a continuously operated main shaftimparts the desired movement to the various elements, which pass thecandy or the like in its plastic form between intermittently-operatedchannel rolls onto a 'trough in stick form, where it is eut and thetrough opened to deposit the stick of candy between a plurality offorming and cutting spindles, which gradually close together and formand divide the length of candy into a multitude ot' small pieces of anydesired shape and finally.r open and eject the same onto a vibratorydrying-screen.

The objects of the invention are to devise a machine ol'I durableconstruction, which may be readily operated by one person, and have themain shaft thereof rotated without interruption to quickly form up anddivide the candy into a multitude ot similarlyshaped pieces under oneoperation, whereby much time is saved and the output of the machineincreased, the several parts there ot' being of simple construction,whereby the forming and cutting spindles may be readily changed to formand cut candy into any desired circular shape and size.

1n the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of the machine, showingthe cutting spindles in their open position, and the trough in readinessto open and deposit the stick of candy between the spindles. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the machine. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of themachine.

Fig. Ll is an elevation of the machine from the feeding end thereof.Fig. 5 is a perspective detail View of the end plates and head-pieces ofthe standards, showing the spindle jour, nal blocks arranged therein.Fig. l5 is a seetional perspective detail of the shalt and sleeve witharms attached thereto for operating the knijt'e and trough. Fig. 7 is across sectional View of the drying screens. Fig. 8 is an enlarged detailside elevation of a section of the forming and cutting rolls. Fig. 9 isan enlarged side elevation of a section of a modified `form ol theforming and cutting rolls. Fig. 10 is a front elevation of a modifiedarrangement of the end plates in which the spindle journal blocks aresupported and cams for operating the same. Fig. 1l is a verticalsectional view of a modified arrangement ol lthe end plates in which thespindle journal blocks are su-pported and cams for operating the same.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each ligure.

Referring to the drawings, 1 and 2 are the end standards of the machine,which may be ot' any suitable shape, though here shown as having theoutwardly-eurved legs 3, crossbars L and 5 and the vertically-ariangedhead-pieces G.

7 are tiebars extending between the end standards l and 2 and holdingthe saine in a rigid upright position.

8 is the main driving-shaft journaled in the bearings 9 midway oi thelength of the cross-bars 5, said shaft extending some distance out fromone end oli the machine, and being further supported by thehangerbraeket 10.

11 and 12 are loose and driving pulleys respectively, mounted on theshaft 8 between the standard 2 and the bracket 10, and 14: is afly-wheel mounted on the shalt 8 where it projects beyond thehanger-bracket l0.

15 is a counter-shalt journaled longitudinally of the frame ot themachine in the bearings 1G arranged midway of the length of thecross-bars t.

17 is a connecting-shaft journaled in the journal brackets 18 projectinglaterally from the inside of the standard 2.

19 is a worm gear iixedly mounted on the I connecting-shaft 17 towardthe lower end thereof, and meshing with the worm 20 mounted on the maindriving-shaft 8.

21 is a miter-gear ixedly mounted on the connecting-shaft 17 toward theupper end thereof, and meshing with the miter gear 22 mounted on thecounter-shaft 15. It will be thus seen that the driving-shaft throughthe medium of the connecting-shaft 17 imparts a rotary movement to thecounter-shaft 15 through the worm and gear and mitergear connections,said worm and gear reducing the speed of the connecting-shaft andcounter-shafts considerably below that of the main driving-shaft.

The several parts of the machine as hereinafter described areoperatively connecte-d to either the driving-shaftor the countershaftaccording to the speed to which it is desired to operate the parts, theforming elements beingoperated at a high speed from the. main shaft, andthe feeding elements of the machine being operated at a reduced speedfrom the counter-shaft, as hereinafter fully explained.

23 and 24 are the feed rolls having the channels 25 formed in theperiphery thereof. rhe feed roll 23 is i'ixedly mounted on the shaft 26extendingl through journal orifices toward the lower end of the uprights28 securely bolted to the extension brackets 29, said brackets 29 inturn being securely bolted to the head-piece of the standard 1 of themachine and projecting outwardly therefrom. The uprights 28 have thevertical slots 30, and the arms 31 and 32 projecting therefromintermediate of the height thereof. rIhe feed roll 24 is mounted on theshaft 33 extending through the bearing-blocks 34 fitting the verticalslots in the uprights 28.

35 are top plates secured across the upper ends of the uprights 2S overthe vertical slots 30, and 36 are set-screws inserted throughCorrespondingly-threaded orifices in the top plates 35, and contactingwith the bearing-blocks 34 in the vertical slots 30, so that the saidscrews may be screwed downwardly to hold the periphery of the feed roll24 in contact with the periphery of the feed-roll 23 therebeneath,whereby the top feed roll is rotated by the friction of the twoperipheral meeting faces of the feed rolls 23 and 24.

37 is bridge secured to the arms 31 and extending between the pair ofuprights 23 immediately in front of the meeting faces of the feed rolls,said bridge having the guide plates 38 conforming to the periphery ofthe feed roll 24 and gradually converging to the edges of the channelsin said feed roll, whereby when the candy is fed onto the bridge-pieceit will be directed between the guides into the channels in theperiphery of the feed rolls. The shaft 26 at one end thereof has themiter-gear 39 fixedly secured thereon and intermeshing with themitergear 40 fixedly mounted on the shaft 41 journaled in the brackets42, said brackets being secured to one of the extension brackets 29.

43 is a sprocket-wheel fixedly mounted on the shaft 41 next to themiter-gear 40, said sprocket being rotatably connected by the chain 143with the sprocket-wheel 44 iixedly mounted on the shaft 15, where itextendson the outside of the standard 1.

45 is a stud shaft extending outwardly from the standard 1 approximatelythe same height as the counter-shaft 15. Y

47 is an elbowed-arin having a sleeve formed at one end thereof andournaled on the stud shaft 45.

43 are flanged rollers journaled on suitable pins projecting from thearm 47 at the elbow thereof, and from the outer end, said rollersbearing against the chain 143, so that one length of said chain isslack.

49 is a cam lever fixedly secured on the sleeve of the elbowed-arm 47.

50 is a cam fixedly mounted on the counter-shaft 15, where it extendsoutside of the standard 1, and engaging with the cam lever 49, wherebythe elbowed-arm 47 is oscillated to change the slack of the chain 143from one side to the other, rand in so doing momentarily stop therotation of the sprocket-wheel 43, which through the mitergearconnection with the shaft of the feed roll 23 will check the rotation ofthe feed rolls 23 and 24 during the operation of cutting the stick ofcandy, as hereinafter described, said cam lever being retained incontact with the cam 50 by the coil spring 149 encircling the stud shaft45, and having one extremity caught into said cam lever, and the otherextremity fastened to the standard.

51 are brackets bolted on the top of the head-pieces 6, the bracket 51at the feed end of the machine having an orifice therethrough, throughwhich the stick of candy from the feed rolls passes. The candy inpassage from said feed rolls through said orifice is preferably guidedby a'tubular guide 252 supported from the arms 32 of the uprights 28,said guide being in alinement with the meeting channel faces of the twofeed rolls 23 and 24. y

52 is a trough having the side 53 fixedly secured between the brackets51 and the side 54 pivotally secured between said brackets by the pins55 at the top corners thereof.

56 is a plate secured tothe pivoted side 54 of the trough adjacent tothe feed end of the machine, and having the lugs 57 projectingtherefrom7 said lugs having suitable orifices in which is inserted aspring-held pin 53.

59 is a lever xedly mounted on the inner end of the shaft G0 extendingthrough a journal orilice in the head-piece of the standard 1 adj aeentto the top thereof, said lever being connected by the rod (31 with thespring-held pin 58.

159 is a lever tixedly mounted on the shaft (30 at the outer endthereof.

(3Q a rod connecting the lever 159 with the cam lever 63, said cam leverbeing pivotally mounted on the stud shaft Get projecting outwardly fromthe standard 1 adjacent to the stud shaft 4:5. The cam lever o3 is underthe cani lever 49, and the cam 50 immediately after operating the camlever 49 operates the cam lever (53, and through the connection thereofwith the levers 59 and 159 swings the pivoted side 51k of the troughoutwardly and allows the stick of candy to drop therefrom.

is an arm ixedly mounted on the outer end of the sleeve 1611, saidsleeve encircling the shaft t3() between the levers 59 and 159, andturning in the journal orifice through which said shaft (SO passes. Thearm 65 at the outer end thereof is pivotally connected by the rod Gtiwith the cam lever 160, said lever being pivotally mounted on the stud167 projecting outwardly from the standard 1 between the studs t and 64.

G7 is a knife-arm tiXedly mounted on the inner end of the sleeve 1G11. l

GS is a knife blade secured to the inner end of the knife-arm G7immediately above the orifice through the bracket 51 at the feed end ofthe machine. By this arrangement the knife operates with the opening ofthe trough, and cuts the stick of candy at the feed end of the machine,so that it may drop from the trough when opened, and it will thus benoticed that the trough and knife are operated by the cam 50 immediatelyafter the cam has moved the elbowed-arm t7 to check the feed rollers 23and 24, as hereinafter described, so that the feeding of the candy intothe trough is stopped for the moment, while it is being cut and thetrough opened.

(39 is a spring bolt arranged at the inner end of 'the knife-arm in thevertical orifice 170 in the boss 171, and projecting slightly below thecutting edge of the knife, so that the stick of candy after the knifehas cut through will not adhere to the knife, but will be forced clearby the spring-bolt G9 into the trough.

70, 71 and 7 2 are forming spindles having` a series of circumferentialgrooves formed throughout their length, said grooves, as illustrated inFigs. 3 and 8, being semi-circular, so that the grooves of a pair ofspindles in meeting will form a complete circle or, as illustrated inFig. 9, these grooves may be made of varying depth to form the candyinto substantially conical form, or

any form that may be desired having a eireular periphery. '.lhe spindles71 and 72 between each groove have a. circumferential slot 73, and thespindle 7() between each groove has the sharp serrated ridge 74:, whichenters the slots 73 when the spindles are closed together, ashereinafter explained, so that the candy in each groove is cut intoindividual pieces. lhe spindles and 71 at the ends thereof are journaledin the blocks 7:1 slidably arranged in the cross slot 7G adjacent to thetop of the head-piece of the standards ll and The spindle 79 isjomfnaled at the ends thereof in blocks 77 slidably arranged in thevertical slots 7S meeting the cross slot 70 midway.

79 are end plates having a vertical movement in the guide-boxes 80. Theend plates 79 at the top thereof have the `if-shaped slots 81.

The blocksI in which the ends of the spindles 70 and 71 are journaledextend through the arlns of the Y-slot 81, while the blocks in which theends of the spindle 72 are journaled project through the stem of the Y-slot S1.

82 are coms lixedly mounted on the counter-shaft 15, immediately outsidethe standards 'l and .2, said cams engaging the lower end of the endplates 79, and raising the said plates in the guide-lames S0, so thatthe ends of said spirulles are drawn to Yard one another owing to theconverging of the Y- shaped slots in the end plates, as they are aised179 are spiral springs connecting the end plates Q9, and the guide-boxes80, whereby said end plates are continually spring-held against the cams82. The spindle 72 is raised, when the blocks in which the ends of saidspindle are journaled contat-t with the bottom of the Y-shaped slots asthe end plates are being raised. 'lhe spindles 70 and 71 at one endthereof have the small sprockets 8f3 fxedly mounted thereon, saidsprockets being connected by the chains Sil: with the sprockets 85ixedly mounted on the main driving-shaft S between the standard 2 andthe driving-pulley 1Q, whereby the spindles 70 and 7'1 are continuouslyrotated. The spindle 72 at the feed end of the machine has the smallsprocket St' ixedly mounted thereon, and operatively connected by thechain 87 with the sprocket 88 xedly mounted on the driving-shaft 8.

S9 is a spring-held arm pi votally connected at one end with a stud 90projecting outwardly from the standard 1, said arm at the free endthereof carrying the flanged idler roll 91. bearing against the chain 87to take up the slack required in said chain to admit of the raising ofthe spindle 79. b v the end plates, as hereinbefore described.

189 is an arm similar to the arm 89, and

having the flanged idler roll 190 at the end thereof bearing against thechain 87 opposite the roll 91, whereby said chain is held clear of thesprockets on the end of the counter-shaft.

As shown in Fig. 1, when the trough is about to open to drop the stickof candy between the forming spindles, the said spindles are spreadapart as the end plates are contacting with the low section of the cams82, and as the machine continues to work the spindles being rotated athigh speed through the chain and sprocket connectionthereof with themain driving-shaft, the stick of candy will be worked gradually into thegrooves in said spindles as they are drawn together through the gradualraising of the end plates until finally the spindles approach oneanother close enough to divide the candy into several individual pieces,after which a quick drop in the cams 82 causes the spindles to movequickly to their open position, and the pieces of candy are ejectedbetween the rolls 70 and 72, an inclined tray 93 being secured betweenthe standards on that side of the machine to guide the candy onto thedrying-screens 9st, said tray having a stepped ledge 193 at the deliveryend thereof to catch any small pieces of candy or chips so that they maybe gathered from the ledge, and again mixed with candy going through themachine. The drying-screens 9e are herein shown as three in number andcomprising a length of metal having small holes punched therethrough toform ascreen surface over which the candy will easily pass. The screenshave the frame 95 extending around both sides and one end thereof, sothat one end of the screen is left open. rilhe screens are set on anincline, so that the candy will worlr toward the open end of the screenand fall onto the second screen therebelow at the closed end thereof,and the second screen being inclined at the opposite end to the iii-stscreen, the candy will work to the open end of the second screen andfall onto the closed end of the third screen, and along the third screento a receiving box.

The screens 94 are secured one above the other in the arrangementabove-mentioned by the side bars 96, said bars being suspended at thelower ends thereof by the spring bars 97 extending from the top of theposts 98, which may be securely bolted to the floor, or, if desired, toa frame 99. 1n order to have the candy pass over the screens they arereciprocated through the action of the connecting rod 100 connected atone end thereof to the bottom screen, and at the other end thereof tothe eccentric strap 101 encircling the eccentric 102 fixedly mounted onthe main driving-shaft 8. 1t will also be found an advantage to have afan or blower' 103 suitably mounted on a bracket '104i at one end Yofthe screens to send a current of air along the screens to dry the candy.r1`he fan may be conveniently operated by the belt 105 encircling thepulley 106 secured to the shaft of the fan and the fly-wheel le securedto the main drivingshaft where it projects beyond the hanger bracket 10.

Referring to Figs. 10 and 11, a modified arrangement of the end platesis shown, whereby an additional end plate 194C is arranged between theregular plate 79 hereinbefore described and the head-piece 6 of thestandards 1 and 2. The end plate 194 supports the block 77 of thespindle 72 independently of the plate 79, whereby said spindle is heldto its normal position as hereinbefore described.

195 is a spring contained within a vertical slot intermediate of theheight of the plate 194, and bearing on the lower end thereof againstthe lower end of said slot, and at the upper end thereof against the pin196 projecting outwardly from the standard 2 of the machine into theslot in said plate 1911. y1he plate 1941 bears on the cam 197 mounted onthe shaft 15 immediately next the cam 82. rPhe cam 197 is so timed thatit will drop the plate 194 before the cam 82 will drop the plate 79. 1twill thus be seen that the spindle 72 will be lowered before thespindles 70 and 71 start to separate. rThis manner of discharging thecandy after it has been formed and cut into the desired shapes issometimes found necessary, particularly where the candy has a 'tendencyto adhere to the rolls.

What we claim as our invention is:

1. A candy forming and cutting machine, comprising a supporting frame, aplurality of forming and cutting spindles having a plurality ofperipheral grooves throughout their length andl rotatably mounted insaid frame, a trough having one sidey thereof iixedly supported fromsaid frame above said spindles and the other side thereof pivotallysupported in said frame above said spindles, a driving-shaft, meansoperatively connecting said shaft with said spindles, means operativelyconnected with said shaft for intermittently swinging the pivoted sideof said trough, a knife-arm pivotally supported at one end thereof fromsaid frame and having a cutting blade in proximity to one end of saidtrough and means operatively consaid spindles and the other side thereofpivotally supported in said frame above said spindles, a driving-shaft,a countershaft operatively connected to said driving-shaft, means ope`atively connect-ing said drivingshaft with said spindles, meansoperatively connected with said counter-shaft for intermittentlyswinging the pivoted side o'f said trough, a knife-arm pivotallysupported at one end thereof from said frame and having a cutting bladein proximity to one end of said trough and means operatively connectedto said counter-shaft for intermittently tripping said knife-arm.

8. A candy forming and cutting machine, comprising a pair of standardscach :formed witl a head-piece having a horizontal slot and a verticalslot meeting said horizontal lslot midway of the length thereof, a` pairof end plates slidably arranged on said headpieces and each having avertical slot and a pair of angnlarly-arranged slots diverging from theupper end oif said vertical slot, bearing blocks arranged in the slotsin said heml-pi wes and extending into the slots in said end plates,spindles journaled in said bearing blocks and having grooved collarslixedly mounted thereon and spaced apartq disks having sharpenedserrated edges and secured on one of said spindles between said collars,sprockets secured on the extremities of said spindles where they projectthrough said bearing blocks, a driving-shaft jonrnaled in suitablebearings supported by said standards, sprockets fixedly mounted on saiddriving-shaft, chains operatively connecting the sprockets on saidspindles with the sprockets on said driving-shaft, a spring* held armpivotally secured at one end thereof to one of said standards, a rollerjonrnaled at the outer end of said arm and bearing against the chainoperating the spindle in the vertical slots in said standard, camsiixedly mounted on said shaft and contacting with the bottom of said endplates whereby said end plates are reciprocated to move said spindlestoward and away from one another.

4t. A candy forming and cutting machine, comprising a supporting frame,a plurality ot forming and cutting spindles having' a plurality ofperipheral grooves throughout their length and rotatably mounted in saidframe, a trough having one side thereof ixedly supported from said frameabove said spindles and the other side thereof pivotally supported insaid frame above said spindles, a driving-shaft, means operativelyconnecting' said shaft. with said spindles, means operatively connectedwith said shaft for intermittently swinging the pivoted side of saidtrough, a pair of channeled feed rolls journaled in suitable bearingsfrom said supporting frame and adapts ed to :feed material into saidtrough, means operatively connected with said shaft for intermittentlyoperating said feed rolls, an inclined tray supported b y said iframebeneath said spindles and having a stepped ledge at the delivery endthereof, a plurality of inclined drying-screens and means operativelyconnected with said driving-shaft 'for vibrating said screens.

5. A candy forming and cutting machine, comprising a supporting frame, aplurality of grooved forming and cutting spindles having a plurality oifperipheral grooves throughout their length and rotatably mourned in saidiframe, a trough having one side thereof lixedly supported 'from saidVframe above said spindles and the other side thereof pivotallysupported in said frame above said spindles, a driving-slniift, meansoperatively connecting said shaft with said spindles, means operativelyconnected with said shaft :for intermittently swinging the pivoted sideof said trough, a pair of channeled 'feed rolls journaled in suitablebcarings from said supporting frame and adapted to `feed material intosaid trough, means operatively connected with said shaft forintermittently operating said feed rolls, an inclined tray supported bysaid frame beneath said spindles and having a stepped ledge at thedelivery end thereoil."` a plurality of inclined drying-screens, meansoperatively connected with said drivingsha:ft for vibrating saidscreens, a beariiig-bracket positioned at one end of saiddrying-screens, a fan journaled in said bearing bracket and meansoperatively connecting said fan with said driving-shaft- (l. A candyforming and cutting machine, eon'iprising a supporting frame, a maindriving-shaft journaled in said supporting frame, a counter-shaftjournaled in said supporting iframe and opera tively connected with saidmain driving-shaft, a plurality of forming and cutting spindlesjournaled in said supporting frame and operatively connected with saidmain driving3;-shaft, a trough supported by said frame immediately abovesaid spindles, a l nife-arm pivotally supported from said frame, a pairof ieed rolls rotatably supported :from said trame and operativelyconnected to said cmintershaft, a cam tixedly mounted on said secondshaft. and means operatively connected with said cam for intermittentlyarresting the rotation oif said :feed rolle and intermittently trippingsaid knife-arm and intermittently emptying said trough.

7. In a candy 'forming and cutting machine, the combination with asupporting frame having a plurality of forming and cutting spindlesrotatably mounted therein and a pair o 'f intermittently-operated feedrolls and a trough supported by said frame .Signed at the town ofJoliet-te, in the Province of Quebec, in the Dominion of Canada, thisthird da7 of January, 1910.

SAMUEL VESSOT.

EDOUARD NADEAU. ALPHONSE PAQUIN.

above said spindles and into Which the candy in stick form is fed bysaid rolls, of a knife arm pivo'tally supported at one end thereof fromsaid frame, a knife-blade secured to said arm, a spring-held boltslidably arranged on said arm immediately beneath said blade and meansfor tripping i said knife-arm to bring the blade thereof and said holtinto Contact With the stick of Candy fed into said trough.

lVitnesses Gr. M. BAUnoIN, C. Gr. l-l.. BEAUDOIN.

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